Lygocoris rugicollis is a widespread, common species of bug in the Miridae family. It feeds on a large variety of bushes and small trees, but especially willows (members of the Salicaceae) and slightly less often alders (members of the Betulaceae). It can be found throughout Europe, including the UK,[2] and Spain,[3] in North Africa,[4] as far east as Central Asia,[5] in Alaska[6] and Canada, including the Maritimes.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Miridae |
| Genus: | Lygocoris |
| Species: | L. rugicollis
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| Lygocoris rugicollis Fallén, 1807
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Lygaeus rugicollis Fallén, 1807 | |
Description
editAdults are 5.5–7.0 millimetres (0.22–0.28 in) long and are yellow coloured. The prothorax of the species is strongly wrinkled with an apparently hairless upper surface. Lygocoris rugicollis looks like its cousin Orthotylus marginalis.[7]
Ecology
editLygocoris rugicollis is active from May to October, and feeds on plants, particularly on members of the Salicaceae and Betulaceae families. It has been reported as a pest on pome (apple trees) and ribes (currant and gooseberry bushes) in Europe.[8]
References
edit- ^ Knight, Harry H. (1921). "Hemiptera of the Family Miridae (Part XIV of Series)" (PDF). The Ohio Journal of Science. 21 (3): 107–112, page 109. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Lygocoris (Lygocoris) rugicollis (Fallen, 1807)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ Goula, Marta; Ribes, Jordi & Serra, Antoni (2010). Llista dels Heteròpters de Catalunya (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera) (Checklist of Heteroptera of Catalonia (Insecta, Hemiptera, Heteroptera)) (PDF) (in Catalan and English). Barcelona: Centre de Recursos de Biodiversitat Animal. Universitat de Barcelona. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ a b Wheeler, A. G. Jr. (2000). "Plant Bugs (Miridae) as Plant Pests". In Schaefer, Carl W.; Panizzi, Antônio Ricard (eds.). Heteroptera of Economic Importance. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 37–83, page 56. ISBN 978-0-8493-0695-2.
- ^ Vinokurov has reported it from the Tian Shan. "Discover Life -- AMNH_PBI00337579 (Lygocoris rugicollis)". Plant Bug Planetary Biodiversity Inventory, American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Discover Life -- GBIF773796221 (Lygocoris rugicollis)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013.
- ^ Bantock, Tristan & Botting, Joseph. "Lygocoris rugicollis family Miridae". British Bugs: An online identification guide to UK Hemiptera.
- ^ Wheeler, Alfred George Jr. & Henry, Thomas J. (1992). A Synthesis of the Holarctic Miridae (Heteroptera): Distribution, Biology, and Origin, with Emphasis on North America. Thomas Say Foundation Volume 15. Lanham, Maryland: Entomological Society of America. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-938522-39-3. snippet view from Google books